JAPACURRY
Japanese curry is one of the most popular dishes in Ja- pan. Courtesy of Japacurry, it might soon be one of the most popular dishes in San Francisco. Being the first Japanese food truck in the Bay Area, Japacurry strives to provide authentic Japanese curry dishes to its customers. The truck is regularly parked at First and Howard on Wednesdays for lunch. I went there to check it out.
As I arrived at the bright orange truck at the beginning of the typical lunch hour, the line was starting to form. I was having a hard time deciding what to order because everything sounded good. According to Jay Hamada, owner of Japacurry, there is a set menu with a few spe- cials and additions once in a while. I made my mind up on pork katsu curry over rice and the veggie croquette curry (made of potato, pumpkin, and onion) over rice.
The breading on Japacurry’s pork katsu and veggie cro- quette was perfectly crispy—and don’t forget you have the curry sauce on the side! The curry surpassed my ex- pectations. Hamada makes the curry from scratch, and it takes several days of cooking with secret spices and supe- rior ingredients. There is lots of love in that curry sauce, and you can taste it. The serving size is plenty, and there is enough curry to take home.
Japacurry’s food, presentation, and service were excel- lent. Named as one of SFoodie’s “92 Favorite Things to Eat and Drink in San Francisco,” Japacurry is definitely worth adding to your to-eat list.
For more information or the schedule, please visit
www.japacurry.com or Twitter @japacurry.
San Francisco has some of the most diverse dining op- tions in the world, and now we know it extends out- side restaurants. Considering that most of these mobile vendors are receiving as much recognition as prestigious restaurants, find time between conference calls and client meetings to chase down one of these local favorites.
In some cases, you might find one parked near the office, or you can attend one of the many sched- uled Off the Grid (see below) events that organize a variety of these food vendors in a single location. No excuses; join the fun and go taste what San Francisco has to offer.
Justine Pelina is BASF’s publications coordinator and is associated with Grub Crawl, San Francisco’s rapidly growing walking social food tours. Being a native, she loves the city of San Francisco and good food—they go hand in hand.
OTG is a good place to hang out on your lunch break, for dinner, or just for fun. It serves an estimated twenty- five thousand people at its events weekly, and it’s a great experience. In my opinion, the events are addicting— once you go to one location you want to go to all the locations. You want to see what mobile vendors are there and you want to see how Off the Grid: Upper Haight compares to Off the Grid: McCoppin Hub. You instantly become a fan.
“We always knew there would be good food, but the biggest surprise is the sense of community,” Cohen says about OTG events. “You get to enjoy your neighborhood in a way you haven’t before.”
Good food, outdoor venue, mingling with your neigh- bors, and feasting among other foodies—it’s a different way to experience street food.
Every day you can find a scheduled OTG event on the organization’s website. Cohen suggests attending with a group of friends. Also, OTG events work best when you are not in a rush, he added. But you can always order your food to go.
This past July, OTG celebrated its one-year anniversary. Looking ahead, OTG is working on producing large one- day occasions and is committed to finding locations in Oakland and San Jose. OTG has transformed street food dining, and its events have become a San Francisco must.
Visit
www.offthegridsf.com, Twitter @sfcarts, or Off the Grid’s page on Facebook (
www.facebook.com/ offthegridsf ) for specific information about which ven- dors will be at the events.
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